‘I’m shocked, outraged and heartbroken – the Taliban’s ban on female aid workers will cost lives’
One teacher, whose job is now prohibited, warns that organisations cannot safely and effectively operate in Afghanistan without female staff
One teacher, whose job is now prohibited, warns that organisations cannot safely and effectively operate in Afghanistan without female staff
Soldiers claim pregnant hostages of the jihadists were targeted to stop their unborn children becoming insurgents, like their fathers
The UN has warned that inequalities are ‘impeding progress against Aids’ and putting millions of lives in danger
The weaponisation of rape, and other acts of sexual violence, is taking place in at least 18 conflicts around the world
Breaking the cycle of this extreme form of violence against girls will also take money
Enabling a girl to go to school has a huge impact - that's why the UK and Kenya are urging countries to fund education globally
Female circumcision won’t end until the health professionals who carry out the procedure are held to account
Donors are happy to use African women as the 'faces' of fundraising drives, but almost never directly fund the groups they represent
Women's refuges are struggling to stay open amid spiralling energy bills
Women, migrants and people living in cities have been hardest hit by economic and social toll of Covid
One in three women experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes. Can working out why help tackle the scourge?
Gender-based violence is a ‘a global public health problem of pandemic proportions’, the WHO report found, affecting 736 million women
As fish stocks dwindle in Lake Malawi, an exploitative custom is flourishing on its banks
Victims, some as young as 12, face a ‘traffic jam of men rolling through to buy sex’
Period tracking apps, car licence plate data and pregnancy registers are the latest tools experts warn are being harnessed to monitor women
Elaine Pearson, the new HRW Asia director, speaks about a sinister political shift – and how grandmother was sold to an opera troupe aged 10
Women's refuges are struggling to stay open amid spiralling energy bills
It is one year since the Islamist militants swept back to power and banned girls from attending secondary school
China reverses abortion policy, discouraging all but those which are 'medically necessary'
The Taliban appear to have a firm grip on the country, yet they are increasingly repressive and refuse to share power with other groups